Sources: BBC
Jihadist insurgents attack a Nigerian military base in Mandaragirau, Borno State, Nigeria, killing five soldiers. 2026-06-5
At least ten people are killed and 25 others are injured when a fire breaks out in a high-rise office building in Lagos, Nigeria. 2025-09-18
Seven people are killed and 31 injured after a truck crashed in Gombe State, Nigeria. 2025-01-2
Seven people are killed when a mosque collapses in Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria. 2023-08-11
Three people are shot after armed forces open fire at a reunion of students, kidnapped in Zamfara a week ago, and their parents in Jangebe, Nigeria, while the parents protest the kidnapping. 2021-03-3
Kaduna State governor Nasir el-Rufai reports the death toll from Friday's attack in Kajuru is now more than 130, most from the Fulani ethnic group. Nigerian authorities have not identified the gunmen's motive, but they do not believe the attack was related to the upcoming election. 2019-02-19
A spat in a market in Nigeria's northern Kaduna State results in 55 dead. After the brawl, 22 people were arrested. 2018-10-20
15 people are killed and over 25,000 are affected after heavy floods hits Nigeria. 2018-07-30
Voters in Nigeria go to the polls for gubernatorial and state Assembly elections. At least nine people are killed in election day violence, most of them in Rivers State. 2015-04-11
Voters in Nigeria go to the polls for a general election. Gunmen kill at least 15 voters including an opposition house of assembly candidate for Dukku in Gombe. 2015-03-28